Simon Kenton Council (#441)
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio
Location	Ohio and Kentucky
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°5′11″N 82°58′52″W / 40.08639°N 82.98111°W / 40.08639; -82.98111
Founded	1994
President	Hon. Guy L. Reece, II
Council Commissioner	Bruce Boyle
Scout Executive	Jeff Moe
Website skcscouts.org
Scouting portal

The Simon Kenton Council (#441) is a Boy Scouts of America council created in 1994 that serves members of the Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Exploring and in-school programs in central and southern Ohio, and northern Kentucky. The council is divided into five districts with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Simon Kenton Council is named for frontiersman Simon Kenton.^[1]

Organization

The Council serves over 17,674 youth across its five key programs.^[2] Simon Kenton Council is divided into five districts:

• Daybreak District - Eastern portion of the Council
• Frontier District - Southern portion of the Council
• Gateway District - Western portion of the Council
• Polaris District - Northern portion of the Council
• Central District - Central portion of the Council^[3]

History

In 1917, the Marietta Council (#464) was formed, changing its name to the Washington County Council (#464) in 1922. Washington County Council changed names to Southeastern Ohio Council (#464) in 1923. In 1942, the Southeastern Ohio Council (#464) was divided, with part going to the Kootaga Area Council (#618) and part becoming the Chief Logan Council (#464). In 1919, the Newark Council (#451) was formed, changing its name to the Licking County Council (#451) in 1922. In 1915, the Portsmouth Council (#457) was formed, changing its name to the Scioto County Council (#457) in 1923. In 1931 Scioto County Council changed its name to the Scioto Area Council (#457). In 1921, the Chillicothe Council (#437) was formed, merging into the Columbus Council (#441) in 1929. In 1922, the Fairfield County Council (#445) was formed, merging into the Columbus Council (#441) in 1929. In 1923, the Lawrence County Council (#450) was formed, merging into the Scioto County Council (#457) in 1929. In 1919, the Pickaway County Council was formed, merging into the Columbus Council (#441) in 1929. In 1910, the Columbus Council was formed, changing its name to the Central Ohio Council (#441) in 1930. In 1922, the Licking County Council (#451) was formed, merging into the Central Ohio Council (#441) in 1987. In 1994, the Simon Kenton Council (#441) was formed from the merger of the Central Ohio Council (#441), Chief Logan Council (#464), and Scioto Area Council (#457).^[4]

Camps

Simon Kenton Council operates four camps. Camp Lazarus (40°13.988′N 83°2.713′W / 40.233133°N 83.045217°W / 40.233133; -83.045217), located in Delaware, Ohio, is the home of the summer Cub Scout resident camp. Camp Falling Rock (40°10.494′N 82°18.555′W / 40.174900°N 82.309250°W / 40.174900; -82.309250), located in Newark, Ohio, feature Scouts BSA summer camp. Camp Oyo (38°43′33″N 83°9′9″W / 38.72583°N 83.15250°W / 38.72583; -83.15250), located in Friendship, Ohio, celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2016. Each camp also hosts numerous activities throughout the year. Camp Otter Run (40°18.726′N 83°36.985′W / 40.312100°N 83.616417°W / 40.312100; -83.616417), located in Marysville, Ohio is a smaller camp.^{[citation needed]}

Programs and activities

Scouts BSA

There are many programs in Simon Kenton Council. Each year there are approximately 300 new Eagle Scouts.^{[citation needed]}

Venturing

Simon Kenton Council is one of the 7 councils to earn the 2007 Central Region Venturing Standards of Excellence Award. It has had a Venturing Officers Association since 2000. Its Officers have gone on to serve at many Regional and Area Leadership roles.^{[citation needed]} Annually it provides many events for Venturers such as:

• Venturing Arctic Weekend (VAW)
• Venturing Midnight Ski Extravaganza
• Wilderness First Aid Training Weekend
• Venturing C.U.P. (Challenge 'Ur Peers)
• Silver V
• Camp Oyo High Adventure Camp
• Sea Scout Rendezvous
• Project Save Our American Resources (SOAR)
• Annual Venturing Banquet

Sea Scouting

Simon Kenton Council has had an interesting history as the Council only has rivers and lakes for water. Sea Scouting has only existed before World War II and after the 21st Century.^{[citation needed]} There were never any Sea Explorers in this council but there have been twelve Quartermasters.^{[citation needed]}

• Robert Caldwell - 1935
• William Hahn - 1935
• Vann D. Smith - 1935
• Nye Scofield - 1938
• Rex Landis - 1938
• Lindsay Lockhart - 2003
• Nathan Cheesman - 2003
• Clinton Uhrig - 2004
• Melissa Nazareth - 2005
• Michael Lockhart - 2006
• Kevin Tschantz - 2006
• Ted Autore - 2017
• Benjamin Bratton - 2021

Tecumseh Lodge

Tecumseh Lodge
Founded	1996
Website http://www.tecumseh65.org/

The council is served by the Tecumseh Lodge (#65) of the Order of the Arrow, the Boy Scouting program's national honor society. It is part of Section E13 in the OA's Eastern Region and participates in its conclave each year. Its chapters are:^[5]

• Kìshahtèk - North District
• Kittan Wewoapisak - South District
• Ahsënike - East District
• Pilsit Alunsa - West District